# Washington state ferries **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime Employment\ **Created:** [March 31, 2020, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/washington-state-ferries/54812 "2020-03-31T07:07:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![wongv3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bcef8e/32.png) [@wongv3](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/wongv3)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/washington-state-ferries/54812/3 "2020-03-31T19:03:26Z")
> [@Washington State Ferries](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/washington-state-ferries/47021/3): > > WA State Ferries is desperate for any body with an MMC to work for them. The biggest issue is being a newb and having no fixed work schedule. You need to be “on call” for at least 6months I believe and lots of people don’t like that kind of BS. further if you come in already holding a license with enough tonnage you cannot be a mate/observer for at least 6months and still have to go through the on call period as a seaman although you do not have to be an OS if you hold AB so get to bypass cle… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/washington-state-ferries/54812)._